Notes on the Davies family
1 Tree ...... 3
2 Members of the Davies Family ...... 4
3 Census Records ...... 15
3.1 1841 Census Return for Llanrhystyd ...... 15
3.2 1851 Census Return for Llanrhystid ...... 16
3.3 1861 Census for Llanrhystyd Haminiog ...... 18
3.4 1861 Census for Llangynider ...... 19
3.5 1871 Census for Llanrhystyd Haminiog ...... 20
3.6 1881 Census for Llanrhystyd Haminiog ...... 21
3.7 1881 Census for Llanwonno, Glamorgan ...... 21
3.8 1881 Census for Westminster ...... 22
3.9 1891 Census for Porth ...... 23
3.10 1901 Census for Porth ...... 25
4 Family Bible ...... 27
5 Baptisms ...... 29
5.1 Davies baptised at Llangwyryfon, Tabor Calvinistic Methodist ...... 29
6 Marriages ...... 30
6.1 Cardiganshire Marriages 1813 – 1837 ...... 30
6.2 John Jennings Marriages ...... 30
7 In Memoriam Cards ...... 31
8 Lluest Hen ...... 33
9 Information about John Jennings ...... 34
9.1 Tracks of a Rolling Stone by Henry J. Coke ...... 34
9.2 Theological Colleges attended by Welsh ministers and priests...... 35
9.3 Probate ...... 36
9.4 Pictures of John Jennings ...... 37
9.5 Ystrad Meurig School ...... 40
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1 Tree
John Jennings Margaret Lloyd
Daniel Davies Elizabeth Jane Dawson John Lavinia Evans Shaw Isaac Margaret Davies Born c. 1802 Born c. 1806 Born 1 April 1795 Born 14 September 1798 b. 1806 b. 1811 Llansaintffraed Llanrhystid Langcliffe Hall, Yorks. Lluest-Hen, Cardiganshire Farmer Farmer of 34 acres at Died 20 Sep 1833 Died Dean's Yard Westminster Lluest Hen, Llanrhystid Westminster 26 March 1883 27 September 1832 27 August 1840 17 Feb 1836 Bolton by Bowland, Yorks Chertsey, Surrey Llanrhystud
John Jennings Mary David Margaret/Jane Owens Edward Mary Ambrose Louise John David Edward Isaac Ann & Mary Born Baptised Baptised from Aberystwyth Born c. 1847 m. Rev Henry Wagner b. 1830 / 31 b. 1832 / 33 b. 1834 / 35 b. 1838 /39 10 November 1837 10 March 1839 31 October 1841 Llanrhystid of Brighton Curate Llanrhystid Llangwyryfon Llangwyryfon Died 23 April 1896 Islington
Richard William Jones Margaret Ellen Sarah Ann Steven O Christine David Edward Gladys Morris Born 2 January 1875 B. 13 September 1876 Born c. 1869 Born c. 1879 Born c. 1886 Tan yr Aswy Church St, Treherbert Schoolmaster Died 3 October 1944 Died 10 Church St Treherbert 10 Church St Daniel O Elizabeth Headmaster Treherbert Born Born c. 1874 Schoolmistress c. 1868 25 July 1900 Lluest Hen Porth Miner then tram driver Last updated 01 Jan 2017
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2 Members of the Davies Family
Surname Forenames Dob Dod Source Notes th
Davies Daniel c. 1802 Cardiganshire Marriages 17 February 1836, Daniel Davies of Llansaintffraed married
1813 – 1837 Elizabeth Jennings of Llanrhystud.
1851 Llanrhystid Census Age 48, farmer of 34 acres, born in Llansaintffraid, married to Elizabeth and father of John, Mary, David and Edward.
1861 Llanrhystyd Census Age 57, farmer of 34 acres, born in Llansaintffraid, married to Elizabeth and father of Mary, David and Edward.
1871 Llanrhystyd Census Age 67, labourer, born in Llansaintffraid, married to Elizabeth and grandfather (?) of Daniel.
1881 Llanrhystid Census Age 77, tax gatherer (munic), born in Llansaintffraid, married to Elizabeth. Davies Daniel 24 January 2 IGI Batch CO8157-1 Christening: 10 Mar 1864 Llanrhystud, Cardigan, Wales. Mother 1864 October Mary Davies 1886 Not certain that this is the same Daniel Davies, but christening is about six weeks after the birth in the right parish.
1871 Llanrhystyd Census Age 7 (?), born Llanrhystid, grandson (?) of Daniel Davies and Elizabeth. th
In Memoriam card In Loving Memory of Daniel Davies, Born January 24 , 1864 at Lluest Hen, Llanrhystid, Died October 2nd, 1886 at Swansea, And Interred at Llanrhystid Church-yard October 4th.
Davies Daniel O c. 1868 1881 Llanwonno Census Age 12, born Cardiganshire, son of David and Jane, brother of Sarah, Elizabeth, Margaret and Stephen
1891 Porth Census Age 22, assistant signalman, born Aberystwyth, son of David and Jane, brother of Sarah A., Elizabeth, Margaret E., Stephen O. and David E.
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Surname Forenames Dob Dod Source Notes
Davies David Baptised IGI Batch C099971 Christened 31 Oct 1841 Llangwyryfon, Tabor Calvinistic Methodist, 31 October Cardigan. Father Daniel Davies, mother Elizabeth. 1841
1851 Llanrhystid Census Age 9, born Llanrhystid, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Davies.
1861 Llanrhystyd Census Age 19, farmer’s son, born Llanrhystyd, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Davies. FreeeBMD Married in December ¼ 1867 to Jane Owens, district Aberystwyth, volume 11b, page 152.
1881 Llanwonno Census Age 39, stone mason, born Cardiganshire, married to Jane, father of Daniel, Sarah, Elizabeth, Margaret and Stephen.
1891 Porth Census Age 49, mason, born Llanrhystyd, married to Jane, father of Daniel O., Sarah A., Elizabeth, Margaret E., Stephen O. and David E.
1901 Porth Census Age 59, stone mason, born Llanrhystyd, married to Jane, father of Sarah Ann and Stephen O. Thomas Llewelyn Jones Colliery mason, built the tallest chimney in South Wales at Great Western Colliery, Hopkinstown.
Davies David c. 1886 1891 Porth Census Age 4, scholar, born Porth, son of David and Jane, brother of Daniel Edward O., Sarah A., Elizabeth, Margaret E. and Stephen O.
Davies Edward c. 1847 1851 Llanrhystid Census Age 3, born Llanrhystid, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Davies.
1861 Llanrhystyd Census Age 13, born Llanrhystid, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Davies. Davies Elizabeth c. 1806 Cardiganshire Marriages 17th February 1836, Daniel Davies of Llansaintffraed married
nee 1813 – 1837 Elizabeth Jennings of Llanrhystud in Llanrhystud.
Jennings
1851 Llanrhystid Census Age 44, farmer’s wife, born Llanrhystid, married to Daniel Davies.
1861 Llanrhystyd Census Age 54, farmer’s wife, born Llanrhystid, married to Daniel Davies.
1871 Llanrhystyd Census Age 64, born Llanrhystid, married to Daniel Davies.
1881 Llanrhystid Census Age 74, tax gatherer’s wife, born Llanrhystid, married to Daniel Davies
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Davies Elizabeth c. 1874 1881 Llanwonno Census Age 6, born Cardiganshire, daughter of David and Jane, sister of Daniel, Sarah, Margaret and Stephen.
1891 Porth Census Age 16, teacher, born Aberystwyth, daughter of David and Jane, sister of Daniel O., Sarah A., Margaret E., Stephen O. and David E.
Davies Jane c. 1845 1881 Llanwonno Census Age 35, born Cardiganshire, married to David, mother of Daniel, Sarah, Elizabeth, Margaret and Stephen.
1891 Porth Census Age 45, born Aberystwyth, married to David, mother of Daniel O., Sarah A., Elizabeth, Margaret E., Stephen O. and David E.
1901 Porth Census Age 55, born Aberystwyth, married to David, mother of Sarah Ann and Stephen O.
Davies John 10 November IGI Batch C099971 Christened 18 Dec 1836 Llangwyryfon, Tabor Calvinistic Methodist, Jennings 1837 Cardigan. Father Daniel Davies, mother Elizabeth Jennings.
1851 Llanrhystid Census Age 14, born Llanrhystid, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Davies. th rd
In Memoriam card Born November 10 , 1837. Died April 23 , 1896, Interred in Islington Cemetery, Finchley, in Grave 13218 W. From baptism record and age in 1851 he must have been born in 1836, not 1837.
Davies Margaret 13 Tan yr Aswy Family Bible Margaret Ellen Jones Medi 13 1876 yn Nhreherbert. Ellen September Margaret Ellen Jones September 13 1876 at Treherbert. 1876 N.B. This entry was added between 1901 and 1903, after Margaret Ellen Davies had married and become Margaret Ellen Jones. m
Tan yr Aswy Family Bible Richard W Jones gyda M.E. Davies yn Porth, Morganwg, Gorffennaf 25ain 1900. Richard Wm Jones with M.E. Davies at Porth, Glamorgan, July 25th 1900.
1881 Llanwonno Census Age 4, born Cardiganshire, daughter of David and Jane, sister of Daniel, Sarah, Elizabeth and Stephen.
1891 Porth Census Age 14, teacher, born Treherbert, daughter of David and Jane, sister of Daniel O., Sarah A., Elizabeth, Stephen O. and David E.
1901 Porth Census Age 24, School Teacher living with Richard Jones (husband) and David Davies (father) and family.
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Surname Forenames Dob Dod Source Notes
Davies Mary Baptised IGI Batch C099971 Christened 10 March 1839 Llangwyryfon, Tabor Calvinistic 10 March Methodist, Cardigan. Father Daniel Davies, mother Elizabeth. 1839
1851 Llanrhystid Census Age 12, born Llanrhystid, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Davies.
1861 Llanrhystyd Census Age 22, farmer’s daughter, born Llanrhystyd, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Davies.
Davies Sarah Ann c. 1869 1881 Llanwonno Census Age 11, born Cardiganshire, daughter of David and Jane, sister of Daniel, Elizabeth, Margaret and Stephen.
1891 Porth Census Age 21, dressmaker, born Aberystwyth, daughter of David and Jane, sister of Daniel O., Elizabeth, Margaret E., Stephen O. and David E.
1901 Porth Census Age 31, dressmaker, born Aberystwyth, unmarried daughter of David and Jane, sister of Stephen O.
Davies Stephen O c. 1879 1881 Llanwonno Census Age 1, born Cardiganshire, son of David and Jane, brother of Daniel, Sarah, Elizabeth and Margaret
1891 Porth Census Age 11, scholar, born Porth, son of David and Jane, brother of Daniel O., Sarah A., Elizabeth, Margaret E. and David E.
1901 Porth Census Age 21, school teacher, born Llanwonno, unmarried son of David and Jane, brother of Sarah Ann.
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Surname Forenames Dob Dod Source Notes stirnet.com (unknown Dawson Jane 1 April 1795 20 Sep Daughter of Pudsey Dawson of Bolton Hall & Langcliffe Hall, Mayor
1833 external web site) of Liverpool (b 16.02.1752, d 09.04.1816) and Elizabeth Anne Scott. Born 01.04.1795 and m. (18132) [sic] John Jennings (canon of Westminster) Jane’s great-uncle’s son was Richard Dawson of Halton Gill (bpt 09.05.1744, d 01.03.1826, rector of Bolton-by-Bowland, whose daughter Jane Constantine Dawson married. Jane’s brother (also called Pudsey) married another Jane Dawson whose father was her great-uncle’s son and rector of Bolton-by- Bowland until his death on 01.03.1826 (stimet.com) or 6/4/1826 (CCEd). St John the Evangelist, Monuments: The South Aisle, East end. Westminster: Parochial 3. "In the churchyard of this parish is laid all that was mortal of Jane, Memorials. J.E.Smith 1892. wife of the Revd. John Jennings, M.A., the rector of this parish, who
Page 60 died September 20th, 1833. Through the merits and mercies of her Blessed Redeemer she waits in hope of a Joyful resurrection." [A small brass on a slate slab.]
Jennings David 7 June 1832 1841 Llanrhystyd Census Isaac Jennings age 35, residence Rhydfydyn, with Margaret 30, John – 6 June 10, David 8, Edward 6, Isaac 2 and also David 20, Rachel 20 and 1833 Mary 15.
Jennings Edward 7 June 1834 1841 Llanrhystyd Census Isaac Jennings age 35, residence Rhydfydyn, with Margaret 30, John – 6 June 10, David 8, Edward 6, Isaac 2 and also David 20, Rachel 20 and 1835 Mary 15.
Jennings Isaac 1806 Thelma Jones Isaac Jennings born 1806 farmer married Margaret Davies born 1811, children Isaac born 1839 (in 1861 census porter in Aberdare) John born 1831 (in 1861 census Curate of Llangynider, Brecon) David born 1833, Edward born 1835. I couldn't trace Ann or Mary.
7 June 1801 1841 Llanrhystyd Census Isaac Jennings age 35, residence Rhydfydyn, with Margaret 30, John – 6 June 10, David 8, Edward 6, Isaac 2 and also David 20, Rachel 20 and 1806 Mary 15.
Jennings Isaac 7 June 1838 1841 Llanrhystyd Census Isaac Jennings age 35, residence Rhydfydyn, with Margaret 30, John – 6 June 10, David 8, Edward 6, Isaac 2 and also David 20, Rachel 20 and 1839 Mary 15.
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Jennings John 1798 26 Mar Theological Colleges Ystrad Meurig Grammar School: “amongst its alumni may be 1883 attended by Welsh ministers mentioned the Ven. John Jennings, sometime Canon residentiary of
and priests Westminster Abbey, & Archdeacon of Westminster, 1868-83” Clergy of the Church of 19th December 1824: Ordained as deacon at Bishopthorpe parish England database (external church, York th website) 19 December 1824: Appointed to the office of Curate of Bolton by Bowland, York with a stipend of £70 and surplice fees. 10th July 1825: Ordained as priest at Bishopthorpe parish church, York This is not mentioned in any other John Jennings records, but the rector at the time was Richard Dawson, whose daughter married the brother of the Jane Dawson that John Jennings married in Bolton by Bowland in 1832, so it seems very likely he met Jane Dawson whilst working there. Clergy of the Church of 20th March 1830: Appointed to the office of Stipendiary Curate of England database (external West Meon cum Privett, Winchester with a stipend of £105 plus
website) surplice fees £30.
IGI Batch M007102 Married Jane Dawson on 27 September 1832 at Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire Alumni Cantabrigienses, “JENNINGS, The Rev. JOHN. Adm. sizar at Emmanuel, Oct. 10,
Part 2, Volume 3, Page 566 1825. A 'Ten-year man.' M.A. , Lambeth, 1835. Doubtless the ' J. Jennings, M.A.' who was R. of St John's, Westminster, 1832-83. Canon and Archdeacon of Westminster. Disappears from Clergy List, 1884.” Clergy of the Church of 21st February 1835: Admitted to a Lambeth degree as MA with England database (external comment “Jennings is described as being of Emmanuel College,
website) Cambridge.”
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Surname Forenames Dob Dod Source Notes Alumni Dublinenses “Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates,
(external website) professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860)” Contains John Jenings born in Galway on page 437 and John Jennings born in Dublin on page 438. No mention of a John Jennings from Wales. Why did the letter from Christine Reynolds and the St John the Evangelist, Westminster: Parochial Memorials both say that John Jennings was educated at Trinity College Dublin?
IGI Batch M067981 Married Lavinia Evans Shaw on 27 August 1840 at Chertsey Surrey.
1881 London Census Archdeacon Of Westminster, age 80, born Cardiganshire, married to Lavinia E Jennings.
Painting Painting of Cannon Jennings that hung for many years in 10 Church Street, Treherbert. Modern English Biography Born 14 September 1789 Author: Frederic Boase Honorary Secretary of the Star Club, London, 1831 - 1839 Publisher: Frank Cass & Co Rector of St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, 1832 - death Ltd, Canon residentiary of Westminster, 9 January 1837 - death 10 Woburn Walk, London Archdeacon of Westminster, January 1869 - death WC1 Sub-dean of Westminster 1881 - death Published 1965 Officiated at the coronation of Victoria, 1838 Died at Dean's Yard, Westminster.
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Surname Forenames Dob Dod Source Notes Letter from Christine The Revd. John Jennings was a Canon of Westminster from 1837- Reynolds, 1883 and Sub-Dean from about 1880-83. He was born in 1797 or Assistant Keeper of the 1798 the son of John Jennings of Lluest-Hen, Cardiganshire. He was Muniments, Westminster educated at Trinity College Dublin and received his M.A. in 1832. He Abbey was curate of West Meon in Hampshire and then curate of St John the Evangelist Westminster. He became Rector there in 1832 and held that post (together with the Abbey Canonry) until his death on 26th March 1883. He was buried at Lyne, near Chertsey in Surrey. He married twice. His first wife was Jane, daughter of Pudsey Dawson from Langcliffe Hall in Yorkshire. I am afraid we don’t know the name of his second wife or how many children Jennings had. However, one daughter by Jane was Louisa Lavinia Esther Evans Jennings. She married Alexander Wylie in Westminster Abbey on 1st February 1881. This may contradict the Clergy of the Church of England database and Alumni Cantabrigienses. St John the Evangelist, Son of John Jennings of Llnest-Hen, Cardiganshire, was born in Westminster: Parochial 1798. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he graduated B.A. in 1820, Memorials. J.E.Smith 1892. and proceeded to the degree of M.A. in the year 1832. After having
Pages 88 to 98 held the curacy of West Meon, Hampshire, for some years, Mr. Jennings came to St. John's as curate under Canon Edwards, upon whose resignation he was instituted to the rectory on the 29th February, 1832. He was gazetted canon residentiary of Westminster, on 9th January, 1837; became Rural Dean of St. Margaret and St. John, and Archdeacon of Westminster, in 1868, and was for some years Sub-Dean. Canon Jennings was chaplain to the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers, and was chaplain to the Lord Mayor (Alderman Johnson) in 1845. Archdeacon Jennings, who was twice married, died at his house, 18, Dean's-yard, on 26th March, 1883, aged eighty-four, and was buried at Lyne, near Chertsey, in Surrey. … Much of the success which attended Mr. Jennings' early ministry at St. John's was due to his unaffected sympathy with the young men of the parish – a characteristic which had made him deservedly popular in his Hampshire curacy. Here, on one occasion, a disagreement had arisen between the Rector and "the lads of the village," in consequence of their having preferred the physical exercises of the cricket field to the devotional exercises of the Church on the Sunday
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Surname Forenames Dob Dod Source Notes afternoons. The rector had forbidden the use of the cricket-field, and had enjoined the sportive members of his flock to repair to the Church, and their disobedience had incurred the rectorial displeasure. So completely had the young curate won the confidence of the lads, that they sought his counsel in the situation. Their plea of hard work, and ' long hours,' and the harmlessness of the recreation, in itself so far availed with the young curate, as to result in a compromise by which both parties were brought to agreement. The young fellows were afterwards to be seen on their way to church with their cricketing accessories, which they deposited in the churchyard while they attended the afternoon service, to be 'pitched' in the meadow for the remainder of the day upon the dismissal of the congregation. Mr. Jennings applied himself to the duties of his curacy with great zeal until the resignation of his rector, and not less so after he had succeeded to the rectory. In 1837, a prebendal stall in the Abbey was bestowed upon him by Lord Melbourne, then Prime Minister. The honour was conferred upon him without solicitation or previous consultation. His first knowledge of the fact was derived from the columns of the daily newspaper, so that 'he awoke one morning and found himself famous.' In 1840 (see p. 72), a canonry became annexed to the rectory by law. It fell to Canon Jennings' lot to assist in the magnificent service at the Abbey on the coronation of Her present Majesty, when the Queen's contribution to the offertory took the form of a large nugget of gold. This treasure the Canon purchased at its full value, and had it beaten into a handsome cup, which he highly prized. He was the last surviving clergyman who assisted at the ceremony. … The Rev. Arthur Warner, M.A., rector of St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside … sums up "the marvellous work accomplished by Archdeacon Jennings during his incumbency of half a century. He found one church, one rector, seldom resident, one curate, and one small Sunday school in a hired room. He left six churches, each with National and Sunday schools, seventeen clergy; while the population had about doubled. It is, I believe, the best record for one life's work, in its own line, that we have."
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Surname Forenames Dob Dod Source Notes St John the Evangelist, … on the 10th November, 1845 (the 9th falling on a Sunday), the Westminster: Parochial procession to Westminster, favoured by fine weather, and unmarred Memorials. J.E.Smith 1892. by a discordant voice, was in every way a great success.
Page 151 Conspicuous positions were assigned in the pageant to the Worshipful Company of Distillers, to the arms of Mr. Sheriff Evans, and to the arms of the chaplain to the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers, the Rev. John Jennings, Rector of St. John the Evangelist. Illustrated London News: Portraits of John Jennings. There may be a written description, but Volume xxvi page 268 not on the specified pages. (1855) Volume lxxxii page 332 (1883) Susannah Jane Jones First wife: Jane, daughter of Pudsey Dawson, Langcliffe Hall, Yorkshire who had a son, Ambrose. Second wife: Lavinia who had a daughter, Louise.
Henry J. Coke In “Tracks of a Rolling Stone” Henry Coke describes meeting “Dr. Jennings, one of the Westminster Canons - a most kind and excellent man” St John the Evangelist, Monuments: At the West end. Westminster: Parochial 7. The Ven. John Jennings, M.A., Archdeacon of Westminster for Memorials. J.E.Smith 1892. fifty-one years rector of this parish. Died March 26th, 1883, in the
Page 61 85th year of his age. [A fine marble monument with a faithful and well executed bust of the Archdeacon in basso relievo.—R. Belt, Sc.]
Probate JENNINGS The Reverend John. Personal Estate £3,092 16s. 30 July. The Will of the Reverend John Jennings late of 18 Dean’s- yard Westminster in the County of Middlesex Clerk Rector of St. John the Evangelist and Canon of Westminster who died 26 March 1883 at 18 Dean’s-yard was proved at the Principal Registry by Lavinia Evan Jennings of Twynersh Chertsey in the County of Surrey Widow the Relict the sole Executrix.
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Surname Forenames Dob Dod Source Notes
Jennings John Pre-19 March IGI Wales Births and Christening date 19 March 1831, Llanrhystud, father Isaac Jennings, 1831 Baptisms, 1541-1907 mother Margaret
(external website)
7 June 1830 1841 Llanrhystyd Census Isaac Jennings age 35, residence Rhydfydyn, with Margaret 30, John – 6 June 10, David 8, Edward 6, Isaac 2 and also David 20, Rachel 20 and 1831 Mary 15.
7 Apr 1831 – 1861 Llangynider Census Unmarried curate of Llangynider, head of Llangynider Rectory, age 6 Apr 1832 29, born in Llanrhystud The estimated birth dates from these records don’t quite match, so maybe these are two different people.
Jennings Margaret 7 June 1806 1841 Llanrhystyd Census Isaac Jennings age 35, residence Rhydfydyn, with Margaret 30, John nee – 6 June 10, David 8, Edward 6, Isaac 2 and also David 20, Rachel 20 and
Davies 18011 Mary 15. St John the Evangelist, Jennings Mary St. Mary the Virgin, Tothill Fields … owes its dedication to St. Mary to Westminster: Parochial the fact that Archdeacon Jennings’ only child at that time was named Memorials. J.E.Smith 1892. Mary … Miss Jennings married the Rev. Henry Wagner, who was for
Pages 224 to 225 upwards of 50 years rector of Brighton. St. Mary the Virgin was formed in 1841.
Lluest Hen Lluest Hen Photograph of Lluest Hen taken in 2002 and map showing location. Daniel Davies, farmer of 34 acres, born in Llansaintffraid, married to 1851 Llanrhystid Census Elizabeth and father of John, Mary, David and Edward. Daniel Davies, farmer of 34 acres, born in Llansaintffraid, married to 1861 Llanrhystyd Census Elizabeth and father of Mary, David and Edward. Daniel Davies, labourer, born in Llansaintffraid, married to Elizabeth 1871 Llanrhystyd Census and grandfather of Daniel. Daniel Davies, tax gatherer, born in Llansaintffraid, married to 1881 Llanrhystyd Census Elizabeth.
Shaw Lavinia IGI Batch M067981 Married John Jennings on 27 August 1840 at Chertsey Surrey. Evans
1881 London Census Lavinia E. JENNINGS, age 60, born in Middlesex, wife of John Jennings
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3 Census Records 3.1 1841 Census Return for Llanrhystyd
“England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M77M-8S4 : 30 October 2015), Isaac Jennings, Llanrhystyd, Cardiganshire, Wales; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
Registration District Aberystwyth Book Number 9 Parish Llanrhystyd County Cardiganshire Page Number 9 Registration Number HO107 Piece/Folio 1373/23 Residence Rhydfydyn Name Gender Age Birthplace
Isaac Jennings Male 35 Cardiganshire
Margaret " Female 30 "
John " Male 10 "
David " Male 8 "
Edward “ Male 6 "
Isaac " Male 2 " David " Male 20 " Rachel " Female 20 " Mary " Female 15 "
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3.2 1851 Census Return for Llanrhystid
Found at the Family Records Centre on 6 October 1997
Census Return, 30 March 1851
Parish of Llanrhystid Microfilm HO/107/2458 folios 1 – 147 No. of Road, Street, &c. and Name and Surname Relation Status Age of Age of Rank, Profession or Where Born Schedule No. or Name of House of each Person to Head of Males Females Occupation Family Page 16, folio 28:
61 Lluest Hen Daniel Davies Head M 48 Farmer of 34 acres Llansaintffraid
Elizabeth " Wife M 44 Farmer’s wife Llanrhystid
John " Son 14 Llanrhystid
Mary " Daughter 12 Llanrhystid
David " Son 9 Llanrhystid
Edward " Son 3 Llanrhystid
Lluest Hen is a farm off the B4337 north west of Nebo, about 3 miles south of Llanrhystud on OS sheet 135 at grid reference 544655.
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Census Return, 30 March 1851
Parish of Llanrhystid Microfilm HO/107/2458 folios 1 - 147 The first few Davies’s (probably no relation at all) No. of Road, Street, &c. and No. Name and Surname Relation Status Age of Age of Rank, Profession or Where Born Schedule or Name of House of each Person to Head of Males Females Occupation Family 1 Village Lewis Davies Head M 52 Labourer Turnpike Llanrhystid Road Mary " Wife M 52? Labourer’s wife Richard " Son 16? Tayler? 5 Village David Davies Head M 36 Weaver Mary " Wife M ? Weaver’s wife John " Son 13 Sarah " Daughter 10 Llanrhystid Margaret " Daughter 8 Llanrhystid Ann " Daughter 5 Llanrhystid Mary " Daughter 2 Llanrhystid 19 Village John Davies Head M 34 Wool carder Llan...gogo Mary " Wife M 38 Wool carder’s wife Trefilan Daniel " Son 10 Felling machine ? John " Son 7 Ystad } possibly Evan? " Son 4 Ystad } Ystrad Aeron 31 Llanafon? Margaret? Davies Head 51 Poor Woman 33 Bryngwyn Morgan Morgan Head M 53 Black Smith Anne Morgan Wife M 49 Black Smith’s wife James Davies Grandson 3
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3.3 1861 Census for Llanrhystyd Haminiog
Retrieved from Ancestry.com by Thelma Jones
Image Copyright © Public Record Office
Census Return, 7 April 1861
Township of Llanrhystyd Haminiog, page 76 Public Records Office Reference RG9 / 4194 No. of Road, Street, &c. and Name and Surname Relation Condition Age of Age of Rank, Profession or Where Born Schedule No. or Name of House of each Person to Head of Males Females Occupation Family
73 Lluest Hen Daniel Davies Head Mar 57 Farmer of 34 acres Llansaintffraid
Elizabeth " Wife Mar 54 Farmer’s wife Llanrhystyd
Mary " Daughter Un 22 Farmer’s daughter Llanrhystyd
David " Son Un 19 Farmer’s son Llanrhystyd o
Edward " Son 13 D Llanrhystyd
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3.4 1861 Census for Llangynider
Relation Age of No. of Road, Street, &c. and No. Name and Surname Rank, Profession or to Head of Condition Where Born Schedule or Name of House of each Person Occupation Family Males Females
20 Llangynider Rectory John Jennings Head Un 29 Curate of Llangynider Cardiganshire, Llanrhystyd 21 Ditto William Watkins Visitor Mar 29 Stone mason Brecknock, employing 1 man, 1 Llangunider boy Ditto Eliza Watkins Serv. Mar 25 House Keeper Ditto, Crickhowell Ditto Alice Watkins Serv. child 4 mths Ditto, Llangunider
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3.5 1871 Census for Llanrhystyd Haminiog
Retrieved from Ancestry.com by Thelma Jones
Image Copyright © Public Record Office
Census Return, 2 April 1871
Township of Llanrhystyd Haminiog, page 12 Public Records Office Reference RG10 / 5560 No. of Road, Street, &c. and Name and Surname Relation Condition Age of Age of Rank, Profession or Where Born Schedule No. or Name of House of each Person to Head of Males Females Occupation Family
57 Lluest Hen Daniel Davies Head Mar 67 Labourer Llansaintffraid
Elizabeth " Wife Mar 64 Llanrhystyd
Daniel “ Grandson? Unmar 7? Scholar Llanrhystyd
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3.6 1881 Census for Llanrhystyd Haminiog
From the LDS web site www.familysearch.org
Census Return, 3 April 1881
Llanrhystyd Haminiog, Cardigan, Wales Family History Library Film 1342310 Public Records Office Reference RG11, Piece / Folio 5444 / 64, Page 10 No. of Road, Street, &c. and Name and Surname Relation Status Age of Age of Rank, Profession or Where Born Schedule No. or Name of House of each Person to Head of Males Females Occupation Family
Lluest Hen Daniel Davies Head M 77 Tax Gatherer (Munic) Llansaintffraid
Elizabeth " Wife M 74 Tax Gatherer Wife Llanrhystid
3.7 1881 Census for Llanwonno, Glamorgan
From the LDS web site www.familysearch.org
Census Return, 3 April 1881
Llanwonno, Glamorgan, Wales Family History Library Film 1342274 Public Records Office Reference RG11, Piece 5296, Folio 70, Page 43 No. of Road, Street, &c. and No. Name and Surname of Relation Status Age of Age of Rank, Profession or Where Schedule or Name of House each Person to Head of Males Females Occupation Born Family Porth Street David Davies Head M 39 Stone Mason Cardigan
Jane Davies Wife M 35 Stone Mason Cardigan Daniel O. Davies Son 12 Scholar Cardigan
Sarah A. Davies Daughter 11 Scholar Cardigan
Elizabeth Davies Daughter 6 Scholar Cardigan
Margaret E. Davies Daughter 4 Scholar Glamorgan
Stephen O. Davies Son 1 Glamorgan
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3.8 1881 Census for Westminster
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Census Return, 3 April 1881
London, Middlesex Family History Library Film 1341026 Public Records Office Reference RG11, Piece / Folio 0117 / 8, Page 10 No. of Road, Street, &c. and Name and Surname of Relation Status Age of Age of Rank, Profession or Where Born Schedule No. or Name of House each Person to Head of Males Females Occupation Family
18 Deans Yard John JENNINGS Head M 80 Archdeacon Of Cardiganshire Westminster
Lavinia E. JENNINGS Wife M 60 Middlesex Jane TYTHELEIGH Servant U 40 Lady’s Maid Somerset Domestic Servant Catherine JONES Servant U 27 Cook Domestic Serv Montgomery Isabella BASKER Servant U 53 Housemaid Domestic Lincoln Servant Harriet HARRIS Servant U 17 Kitchen Maid Surrey Domestic Servant Thomas BASKER Servant U 30 Butler Domestic Lincoln Servant
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3.9 1891 Census for Porth
Retrieved from Ancestry.com by Thelma Jones
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Census Return, 5 April 1891
Civil Parish Llanwonno, Urban Sanitary District Ystradyfodwg, Town Porth, page 12 Public Records Office Reference RG12 / 4412 No. of Road, Street, &c. and Name and Surname Relation Condition Age of Age of Rank, Profession or Where Born Schedule No. or Name of House of each Person to Head of Males Females Occupation Family 69 1 Birchgrove Terrace David Davies Head M 49 Mason Llanrhystyd
Jane “ Wife M 45 Aberystwyth Daniel O. " Son 22 Assistant signalman Aberystwyth
Stephen O. " Son 11 Scholar Porth
David E. " Son 4 Scholar Porth
Sarah A. “ Daughter 21 Dressmaker Aberystwyth
Elizabeth “ Daughter 16 Teacher, school Aberystwyth
Margaret E. “ Daughter 14 Teacher, school Treherbert George Owen Lodger 20 Carpenter Aberystwyth Evan Evans Lodger 22 Coal Miner Merioneth, Tanygrisiau Evan Jones Lodger 27 Carpenter Cardigan, Llannon
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3.10 1901 Census for Porth
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Census Return, 31 March 1901
Public Record Office RG13, Piece 5001, folio 131, pages 22 and 23 Civil Parish Ystradfodwg; Ecclesiastical Parish Cymer & Porth; Urban District Rhondda Age last RELATION Condition ROAD, STREET, &c. and Name and Surname of Birthday LANGUAGE No. of Schedule to Head as to PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION WHERE BORN No. or NAME of HOUSE each Person of SPOKEN of Family Marriage Males Females
127 97 Birchgrove Richard W Jones Head M 26 School Master Carnarvon, Llanddeiniolen English
Margaret E " Wife M 24 " Teacher Glam, Ystradyfodwg " 128 97 " David Davies Head M 59 Stone Mason Card, Llanrhystid Welsh
Jane “ Wife M 55 " Aberystwyth "
Sarah Ann Davies Daughter S 31 Dressmaker " Aberystwyth "
Stephen O. " Son S 21 School Teacher Glam, Llanwonno Both
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4 Family Bible
Y BIBL THE BIBLE
COFLYFR TEULUAIDD FAMILY RECORDS
PRIODASAU MARRIAGES
Richard Jones was married with Margaret his wife the twenty fourth of January in the year of our Lord 1874
Richard Wm Jones gyda M.E. Davies yn Porth, Morganwg, Gorffennaf 25ain 1900. Richard Wm Jones with M.E. Davies at Porth, Glamorgan, July 25th 1900.
Tom R. Jones gyda Annie Jones Talybont yn Pontypridd, Morganwg, Chwefror 4ydd 1901 (Dydd claddedigaith Victoria). Tom R. Jones with Annie Jones from Talybont at Pontypridd, Glamorgan, February 4th 1901 (The day Victoria was buried).
Owen Llewelyn Jones gyda Margaret Ellen Davies yn Llanrug (MC) Awst 7 1912. Owen Llewelyn Jones with Margaret Ellen Davies at Llanrug (Calvinist Methodist) August 7th 1912.
Owen Llewelyn Jones gyda Celia Roberts yn Nghapel yr Ysgoldy. Medi 14 1932. Owen Llewelyn Jones with Celia Roberts at School Chapel. September 14th 1932.
David R. Jones gyda Miss Muriel Thomas yn Nghapel Clive Road, Caerdydd, Awst 31ain 1936. David R. Jones with Miss Muriel Thomas at Clive Road Chapel, Cardiff, August 31st 1936.
Dilys S. Jones gyda’r Parch. R.W. Cleaves yn Horeb, Treherbert, Ion 6 / 1942. Dilys S. Jones with the Rev. R.W. Cleaves at Horeb, Treherbert, January 6 / 1942.
GENEDIGAETHAU BIRTHS
Richard William Jones son of Richard Jones by Margaret his wife was born January 2nd 1875, Tan yr Aswy.
Thomas Jones a anwyd Mehefin 30 1877, Llidiart y Clo. Thomas Jones on June 30 1877, Llidiart y Clo.
Owen Llewelyn Jones a anwyd Hydref 14 1879 yn Llidiart y Clo. Owen Llewelyn Jones on October 14 1879 at Llidiart y Clo.
Margaret Roberts (mam) Medi 16 1853. Margaret Roberts (mother) September 16 1853.
David Richard Jones Gorffennaf 9fed 1901 yn y Porth, Rhondda. David Richard Jones July 9th 1901 at Porth, Rhondda.
Margaret Ellen Jones Medi 13 1876 yn Nhreherbert. Margaret Ellen Jones September 13 1876 at Treherbert.
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Susannah Jane Jones Medi 16 1903 yn y Porth. Susannah Jane Jones September 16 1903 at Porth.
MARWOLAETHAU DEATHS
Richard Roberts. Tan yr Aswy fu farw Mehefin 4 1883 yn 65 Mlwydd o’i oedran. (Parch. R.O. Williams yn gweinioyddu yn yr angladd) Richard Roberts. Tan yr Aswy died June 4 1883 in his 65th year of age. (Rev. R.O. Williams officiated at the funeral).
Richard Jones Bryndrain Brynsiencyn fu farw Ionawr 28 1897 yn 75ed oed (Parch. R.R. Hughes yn claddu) Richard Jones of Bryndrain, Brynsiencyn died January 28 1897 aged 75 (Buried by Rev. R.R. Hughes).
Susannah Roberts Tan yr Aswy Hydref 27 1900 yn 84 mlwydd oed. Claddwyd Tachwedd 3ydd 1900. Susannah Roberts Tan yr Aswy October 27 1900 at 84 years old. Buried November 3rd 1900.
Richard Jones, Tan yr Aswy, Dinorwic, Mehefin 8 1909 yn 57 mlwydd oed. Parch Morgan Griffith. Richard Jones, Tan yr Aswy, Dinorwic, June 8 1909 at 57 years old. Rev. Morgan Griffith.
William Roberts, Tycapel Dinorwic Mai 3ydd 1910. Claddywd Mai 7fed 1910. William Roberts, Tycapel Dinorwic May 3rd 1910. Buried May 7th 1910.
Anne Roberts, Tycapel Dinorwic. Chwe 28 1909. Claddyd Mawr 6 1909. Anne Roberts, Tycapel Dinorwic. February 28 1909. Buried March 6 1909.
Margaret Ellen Jones, Dinorwig; Jan 7 1926
Bufoddi Charles Davies, Bron Elidir yn Pwllheli Gorffennaf 1 1899 yn 13 oed (Ionawr 13eg 1899) (Cyfaill pennaf) Charles Davies from Bron Elidir (Dinorwic) drowned at Pwllheli July 1 1899, 13 years old (January 13th 1899) (Best friend)
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5 Baptisms 5.1 Davies baptised at Llangwyryfon, Tabor Calvinistic Methodist
Information found from the IGI Web Site - www.familysearch.com
All entries from batch number C099971, all surname Davies, christened at Llangwyryfon, Tabor Calvinistic Methodist, Cardigan, Wales
Sorted by Father, Mother, Christening date.
Father Mother Child Christening date
Daniel Elizabeth JENNINGS John 1836/12/18
Daniel Elizabeth Mary 1839/03/10
Daniel Elizabeth David 1841/10/31 Daniel Margaret JONES Margaret 1824/11/17 Daniel Margaret JONES David 1827/10/24 David Catharine HUGHES Rachel 1817/05/10 David Catharine HUGHES Anne 1819/02/16 David Catharine HUGHES Thomas 1821/03/11 David Catherine EVANS Mary 1835/01/02 David Catherine EVANS John 1836/11/27 David Catherine HUGHES Mary 1828/01//27 David Elizabeth Ann 1845/12/14 David Elizabeth Catharine 1847/07/13 David Jane Edward 1832/09/18 David Jane MORGANS Mary 1829/05/22 David Mary EVANS Catherine 1825/04/24 David Mary EVANS Elizabeth 1828/01/27 David Mary REES Sex: M 1822 David Mary REES Mary 1825/12/22 David Mary REES Daniel 1827/07/16 David Mary REES David 1829/07/23 David Mary REES John 1832/03/14 David Mary REES Ann 1837/05/07 Evan Mary John 1852/09/21 Evan Mary Margaret 1855/09/17 Evan Mary David 1858/01/13 Evan Mary JONES Margaret 1837/04/07 James Rebecah WILLIAMS Margaret 1823/02/02 James Rebecah WILLIAMS John 1823/02/02 John Anne MORGANS Jane 1826/09/17 John Anne MORGANS Madgalen 1830/03/23 John Anne MORGANS Anne 1832/09/02 Owen Elizabeth Owen 1846/05/11 Owen Elizabeth William 1848/07/27 W._W E. Mary William 1847/02/06 W._W E. Mary David 1850/09/09 William Mary Evan 1853/07/24 William Mary John 1855/11/11 William Sara Jones Elizabeth 1837/02/12 William E. Mary Elizabeth 1848/04/09 Wm. E. Mary Stephen 1851/12/25
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6 Marriages 6.1 Cardiganshire Marriages 1813 – 1837
Downloaded from http://www.rootsweb.com/~wlscfhs/cdgmarr.pdf, Copyright © Carmarthenshire FHS1993, 1999
Year Date Firstname Surname Information Firstname Surname Parish County
1836 17/02 Daniel DAVIES Llansaintffraed Elizabeth JENNINGS Llanrhystud Cdg
6.2 John Jennings Marriages
Information found from the IGI Web Site - www.familysearch.com
Groom Bride Date Place IGI Batch
John Jennings Jane Dawson 27 Sep 1832 Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire M007102
John Jennings Lavinia Evans Shaw 27 Aug 1840 Chertsey, Surrey M067981
Pudsey Dawson, Born 1752 of Langcliffe Hall, Yorkshire, Father (Dr) Ambrose Dawson, Mother Mary Aston, IGI Film 457867, Page 0121, Reference 18369.
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7 In Memoriam Cards
Susannah Jones left a box of In Memoriam Cards, some of whom were probably members of the family, others were probably unrelated.
In Loving Memory
of
Daniel Davies
Born January 24th, 1864, at Lluest Hen, Llanrhystid,
Died October 2nd, 1886, at Swansea,
And Interred at Llanrhystid Church-yard October 4th
In Loving Memory
of
John Jennings Davies
Born November 10th, 1837.
Died April 23rd, 1896,
Interred in Islington Cemetery, Finchley in Grave 13218 W.
David John Davies Ionawr 29 1873 David John Davies January 29 1873
John Davies died 22nd January 1883 aged 41. Interred at Aberystwyth Cemetery January 27th.
Evan Griffith Davies died February 5th 1883 aged 11 years 6 months. Interred Brompton Cemetery February 10th 1883.
Elizabeth wife of Edward Davies died December 15th 1891 aged 43. Interred Witton Cemetery December 19th
Lillie Davies of Bank Villa, Porth died 5th January 1891 aged 22 years. Interred January 8th 1891 at Porth.
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Catherine Ann Davies wife of D.W. Davies of Porth. Died December 27th 1898 aged 25. Interred Glyntaff Cemetery, Treforest 30th December 1898.
David Davies hunodd yn yr Iesu dydd Llun Chwefror 13eg 1903. Aged 64. David Davies slept with Jesus Monday February 13th 1903. Aged 64.
Jane Evans anwyl briod Evan Evans Ty’nddol, Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Tachwedd 21ain 1903. 60 mlwydd oed. Jane Evans beloved wife of Evan Evans Ty’nddol, Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, November 21st 1903. 60 years old.
Lizzie, anwyl briod Evan Evans, 22 Charles Street, Porth, Ebrill 13eg 1903. Aged 28. Lizzie, beloved wife of Evan Evans, 22 Charles Street, Porth, April 13th 1903. Aged 28.
John James died 26th November 1873 aged 49. Interred at the New Cemetery.
Elizabeth Jenkins, wife of John Jenkins, joiner, and eldest daughter of J. Jones, custom-house officer, Aberystwyth, died 19th February 1870 aged 23.
William Jenkins April 28 1900 aged 55. Interred at Nunhead Cemetery.
Maggie, daughter of Morgan and Mary John of Ton Pentre, 5th March 1895, aged 26 years. Interred at Trealaw Cemetery March 9th.
David Jenkin Jones - Builder. Died May 18 1871 aged 54
Eliza, merch John a Ruth Jones, Gyfarilwyd View, Devils Bridge, Llun Medi 15fed 1873. Aged 26. Eliza, daughter of John and Ruth Jones, Gyfarilwyd View, Devils Bridge, Monday September 15th 1873. Aged 26.
Laura Mary, anwyl ferch Robert ac Anne Jones, Rhosllanerchrugog, 18 a Rhagfyr 1889. Yn 15 mlwydd oed. Laura Mary, beloved daughter of Robert and Anne Jones, Rhosllanerchrugog, 18th December 1889. 15 years old.
John Lewis yr hwn a fu farw Mawrth 7fed 1892 yn 46 mlwydd oed. Treforest Mawrth 11eg John Lewis died March 7th 1892 at 46 years old. Interred Treforest March 11th
Morgan Morgan of Gelliwastad Grove, Pontypridd died December 13th 1888 aged 60. Interred at Tonyrefail December 18th.
Mary Jane Morgan daughter of Morgan and Susannah Morgan, Porth. Died 9th February 1886 aged 20 years. Interred at Tonyrefail, February 15th.
John Owen yr hwn a fu farw Ebrill 27ain 1891 yn 64 mlwydd oed. Aberystwyth Cemetery Mai 2fed. John Owen died April 27th 1891 at 64 years old. Interred Aberystwyth Cemetery May 2nd.
Stephen Owens died 14th June 1890 aged 69. Interred 16th June at Aberystwyth Cemetery.
Elizabeth Owens, widow of Stephen Owens, died 26th January 1893 aged 69. Interred 31st at Aberystwyth Cemetery.
David Owens, son of Stephen and Elizabeth Owens, died 15th December 1886 aged 34. Interred 21st December at Aberystwyth Cemetery.
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8 Lluest Hen
Lluest Hen farm, birth place of John Jennings c. 1798 and home to the Davies family in 1851 to 1881.
Lluest Hen is off the B4337 north west of Nebo, about 3 miles south of Llanrhystud on OS sheet 135 at grid reference 544655, post code SY23 5LH. The farm is now home to the Nebo Stud, run by Geraint and Mary Jones, www.nebostud.com
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9 Information about John Jennings 9.1 Tracks of a Rolling Stone by Henry J. Coke
The following extract is taken from the Preface to Second Edition. of the book, copied from www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/hst/biography/TracksofaRollingStone/chap0.htm. Henry Coke was born in about 1826.
“The First Edition of this book was written, from beginning to end, in the short space of five months, without the aid of diary or notes, beyond those cited as such from a former work.
“The Author, having no expectation that his reminiscences would be received with the kind indulgence of which this Second Edition is the proof, with diffidence ventured to tell so many tales connected with his own unimportant life as he has done. Emboldened by the reception his 'Tracks' have met with, he now adds a few stories which he trusts may further amuse its readers.
“June 1905.”
The following extract is taken from Chapter 38 of the book, copied from www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/hst/biography/TracksofaRollingStone/chap38.html. The text has been much abridged to only include information that gives a clue as to when Henry Coke may have been in contact with John Jennings.
“The winter of 1854-55 I spent in Rome.
“On my return to England I took up my abode in Dean’s Yard, and shared a house there with Mr. Cayley, the Yorkshire member, and his two sons, the eldest a barrister, and my friend George. Here for several years we had exceedingly pleasant gatherings of men more or less distinguished in literature and art.
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Tennyson was a frequent visitor - coming late, after dinner hours, to smoke his pipe. He varied a good deal, sometimes not saying a word, but quietly listening to our chatter. Thackeray also used to drop in occasionally.
“George Cayley and I, with the assistance of his father and others, had started a weekly paper called ‘The Realm.’
“George Cayley and I now entered at Lincoln’s Inn. At the end of three years he was duly called to the Bar. I was not; for alas, as usual, something ‘turned up,’ which drew me in another direction. For a couple of years, however, I ‘ate’ my terms - not unfrequently with William Harcourt, with whom Cayley had a Yorkshire intimacy even before our Cambridge days.
“Old Mr. Cayley, though not the least strait-laced, was a religious man.
“Amongst other minor tasks, he used to teach at the Sunday-school of St. John’s, Westminster; in this he persuaded me to join him. The only other volunteer, not a clergyman, was Page Wood - a great friend of Mr. Cayley’s - afterwards Lord Chancellor Hatherley. In spite of Mr. Cayley’s Unitarianism, like Frederick the Great, he was all for letting people ‘go to Heaven in their own way,’ and was moreover quite ready to help them in their own way. So that he had no difficulty in hearing the boys repeat the day’s collect, or the Creed, even if Athanasian, in accordance with the prescribed routine of the clerical teachers.
“This was right, at all events for him, if he thought it right. My spirit of nonconformity did not permit me to follow his example. Instead thereof, my teaching was purely secular. I used to take a volume of Mrs. Marcet’s ‘Conversations’ in my pocket; and with the aid of the diagrams, explain the application of the mechanical forces, - the inclined plane, the screw, the pulley, the wedge, and the lever. After two or three Sundays my class was largely increased, for the children keenly enjoyed their competitive examinations. I would also give them bits of poetry to get by heart for the following Sunday - lines from Gray’s ‘Elegy,’ from Wordsworth, from Pope’s ‘Essay on Man’ - such in short as had a moral rather than a religious tendency.
“After some weeks of this, the boys becoming clamorous in their zeal to correct one another, one of the curates left his class to hear what was going on in mine. We happened at the moment to be dealing with geography. The curate, evidently shocked, went away and brought another curate. Then the two together departed, and brought back the rector - Dr. Jennings, one of the Westminster Canons - a most kind and excellent man. I went on as if unconscious of the censorship, the boys exerting themselves all the more eagerly for the sake of the ‘gallery.’ When the hour was up, Canon Jennings took me aside, and in the most polite manner thanked me for my ‘valuable assistance,’ but did not think that the ‘Essay on Man,’ or especially geography, was suited for the teaching in a Sunday-school. I told him I knew it was useless to contend with so high a canonical authority; personally I did not see the impiety of geography, but then, as he already knew, I was a confirmed latitudinarian. He clearly did not see the joke, but intimated that my services would henceforth be dispensed with.”
9.2 Theological Colleges attended by Welsh ministers and priests
Web site www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/TheoColl.html contains notes about various theological colleges and schools and who attended them, including:
“Ystrad Meurig
“The Grammar School here was founded by Edward Richard esq. a native of Ystrad Meurig, by deed dated 1 October 1757, & the foundation was subsequently enlarged & augmented by the founder by further indentures executed in 1771 & 1774, by which provision was eventually made for the education of 32 poor boys of this parish or of the county of Cardigan: Mr. Richard also in 1759 also founded a library for the use of the school, to which considerable additions have been made from time to time & especially by the Rev. John Howell, M.A., sometime vicar of Llanarth, & it comprises several valuable editions of the Fathers. The founder, who died in 1777, was buried within the church, on the north side. The Grammar school of Lledrod, of which he was the first master, was annexed by Dorothea Oliver (the founder) to that of Ystrad Meurig, & the united foundations are now carried on as one school. The school here was at first
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& for some time held in the church, but afterwards a schoolroom & attached library were built on the north side of the churchyard: this is a plain rectangular structure, with pointed windows & whitewashed walls; it has a raised platform at one end, & a gallery at the other, & the desks & trestle forms arranged longitudinally down it. One or two exhibitions of £15 a year, tenable by natives of Cardiganshire, are vacant annually. This school, though remotely situated & primitive in its character, has always been remarkable for the thoroughness of the teaching given in it, & many prominent clergy have been ordained from the school without any intermediate instruction: amongst its alumni may be mentioned the Ven. John Jennings, sometime Canon residentiary of Westminster Abbey, & Archdeacon of Westminster, 1868-83; the Ven. Owens Evans M.A. of Jesus College, Oxford, archdeacon of Carmarthen & V Stanley Jones esq. of King's College, Cambridge. There were in 1910 60 boys; the value of the united endowments is about £300 a year, & the school is managed by a body of 14 trustees, consisting of clergy & gentry, the Bishop of St David's being chairman. Head master the Rev. John Jones M.A.; the Rev.William Francis B.A. of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, assistant master.[ Kelly's Directory of South Wales, 1910]”
Ystrad Meurig is 10 miles due east of Llanrhystud on OS sheet 135 GR 703 676.
From the 1950s, the school gradually declined. By this time it had taken on the name of St. John's College, although the exact date of, and reasons for this are unknown. Its main role became the provision of O-level and A-level courses for potential students of theology at Lampeter. The last headmaster resigned in 1973. The school library has since been moved to St. David's College, Lampeter, and the school itself is now used as a village hall.
9.3 Probate
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9.4 Pictures of John Jennings
This painting of Cannon Jennings hung for many years in 10 Church Street, Treherbert
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John Jennings taken from the Illustrated London News, volume xxvi, page 268, 24th March 1855
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“A portrait of Archdeacon Jennings, from a photograph by Horatio N. King, of Goldhawk-road, W.” taken from page 98 of St John the Evangelist, Westminster: Parochial Memorials. J.E.Smith 1892 and also reproduced in the Illustrated London News, volume lxxxii, page 332, 7th April 1883.
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9.5 Ystrad Meurig School
l
Ystrad Meurig Grammar School, about 14 miles from Lluest Hen was attended by John Jennings.
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